Bethany, IN is a small town with a population of just over 5,000 people. It has a local political system with representatives from the town and county government. At the local level, Bethany is served by two town council members and three county commissioners. The council members and commissioners are responsible for making decisions that affect the community’s quality of life, such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, and public safety policies. They also work to ensure that all residents have access to high quality services from the government. Additionally, there are several issues in Bethany that are being addressed by current local political candidates in the upcoming elections. These issues range from economic development to environmental protection to social justice reform initiatives. By voting for candidates who represent their ideals and values, citizens can choose which candidates they feel best represent their interests at the local level.
The political climate in Bethany, IN is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, IN is very conservative. In Morgan County, IN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.5%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany, IN is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bethany, Indiana: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bethany, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,002 contributions totaling $77,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $125,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)